And in the sandy ground tens of meters away, a tall General Demon with a bear’s body and a dog’s head suddenly emerged, running frantically in an attempt to escape!

It was obviously smarter than the average General Demon, at least smart enough to crawl in the sand first to gain some distance before fleeing.

But even this level of intelligence was quite limited.

Jiang Wang simply raised his hand, and a pitch-black chain emerged from the void, wrapping around its bear-like waist.

The Body-Binding Chain, no longer matching the current level of battle, had one end tying the General Demon and the other held by Jiang Wang. With a slight tap of his boot, the black camel started to trot forward.

Jiang Wang used the Body-Binding Chain partly to test the effect of the Legalists’ secret technique on the General Demon, adding more to his knowledge, and partly to let this foolish giant lead the way to where the demonic beings were more concentrated.

A heap of Demon Skulls was stored into the Storage Box.

This place was only 1,800 miles away from that Life and Death Line.

Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud!

The bear-bodied General Demon thundered as it ran.

A mere General Demon, equivalent to an Outer Tower Cultivator in strength, naturally couldn’t escape Jiang Wang’s control.

It was foolish enough not to pay much attention to the Body-Binding Chain around its waist. After one futile struggle, it let it hang while stepping out with big strides, running straight into the depths of the desert.

The black camel had excellent stamina, easily keeping pace with the tall General Demon whose speed had been subdued.

The bells jingled, sounding deeper into the Border Wilderness.

The black Body-Binding Chain stretched longer and longer, forming a moving vertical line across the dim desert.

The one who taught me the Body-Binding Chain, Yue Leng, was quietly released a few months back, though there wasn’t a definitive conclusion, it was roughly considered innocent. Even though he stayed in Linzi, we haven’t crossed paths again, as if avoiding purposely.

Lin Youxie has now gone to the Triple Punishment Palace, probably learning the true version of the Body-Binding Chain. I’m curious about its power.

The God Imprint Technique still couldn’t establish contact with the Blood Puppet True Demon, nor did I know her current situation. I couldn’t sense Dugu Xiao either. Here, there’s only a Life and Death Line separating from the grassland, yet it feels like already being in another world.

Jiang Wang silently looked at the black chain ahead, some inexplicable thoughts spreading.

In this rare place, where heaven and earth seem to reject everything, one can’t help but feel confused and lonely.

And reminiscence is the companion of loneliness.

Jingle, jingle, jingle~

The camel bells have been ringing here for millennia.

Jiang Wang snapped out of his thoughts. Killing several God-approaching level General Demons would make this trip worthwhile.

At this moment, he held the chain in his right hand, like holding reins, trailing far behind the General Demon. His left hand was outstretched palm up with fingertips forming a rotating ball of five-colored light.

Recently, his Dao Technique focus was on shortening the peak burst time of the Canglong Seven Variations. And there was no other way but to endure the hardship through perseverance.

The sky seemed darker.

Yet such gloominess seemed never to have changed.

It’s said that many in the Border Wilderness have wondered—is this really the mortal realm?

"Roar!"

A surge of violent momentum suddenly erupted.

The chaotic aura surged like a tide, as if a god had descended!

As the voice landed, a tall, blood-colored figure had broken through space and appeared before Jiang Wang!

In this vast desert, humans were oppressed in every aspect, but Demons were at ease.

So this God-approaching level General Demon found Jiang Wang first and charged immediately. Jiang Wang only noticed it when it got close.

This was a tall bull demon wearing blood-colored demon armor, with a bull body and four hooves below, a human torso and two arms above, and a bull skull for a head. In its large hand, it wielded an iron wolf fang club, with marks mottled on its surface.

Its four hooves kicked the air, creating ripples. Its towering figure, over nine meters tall, descended like a small mountain, ready to crush everything in its path!

Clang!

Jiang Wang kicked the black camel away, leaping to draw his sword and parry the blow.

The sword met the wolf fang club.

The immense force pushed him directly into the sandy ground!

As the wolf fang club fell, an endless earthy weight descended, like an invisible slab, crushing all the grains.

Boom!

The sandy ground was pressed into a smooth surface.

Like a foundation tamped down, ready for a building.

The bull demon was about to follow up with more force—

When a flash of cold light appeared before it!

It leapt backward in mid-air, barely avoiding the attack. Yet a slash of sword light arched against its hoof, severing a pair of black hooves.

The power difference was quite evident.

Jiang Wang was not known for his defense, but while the bull demon had considerable force, in a head-on clash, it couldn’t even breach his sword’s coverage.

In a rapid exchange, they were already through three moves.

The first move tested the bull demon’s strength, the second its speed, and the third its defense.

All were standard, barely meeting the minimum of the God-approaching level.

But lacking thoughtful wisdom, fighting only by instinct, at most, it suppressed the level of an Outer Tower Cultivator.

For Jiang Wang now... it was completely inadequate.

Jiang Wang took a quick step, closing in on the bull demon. Moving gracefully, his longsword sliced swiftly and freely, as if an artist splattering ink, leaving streaks of blood across the bull demon’s body.

Even though the bull demon possessed only simple intelligence, it fully sensed the opponent’s strength.

No matter how it struggled, it couldn’t harm the opponent or prevent more bleeding marks from appearing on its body. This sense of helplessness intensified its instinctive dread.

After an angry roar, its blood armor exploded!